[HCoop-Discuss] Joining Cernio

[Michael Potter]

On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 13:55 -0500, Adam Chlipala wrote: 
> I'm thinking ATM that HCoop should join Cernio (http://www.cernio.com/) 
> and get a virtual private server there, for backup DNS and e-mail and 
> remote monitoring of our main servers.  This would require a $300 
> purchase of a share in their cooperative, with the option to spread that 
> payment out over up to 6 years.  I'm thinking it would make sense to 
> start with the minimum payment of $60 for one year, and then pay the 
> full remaining amount the next year if all has gone well.  Even paying 
> the full fee up front, it would come to $1.60 per member with a pledge 
> amount of 1, at current HCoop membership.

I think this is a good idea. In addition to solving the backup DNS
problem, the VPS could be restarted remotely by any of the admins.
Cernio could even be a solution for Hcoop expansion in the future. 

Michael